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Updates On Lipid Testing

Lipid test changes and add-on tests now available Lipid test change to support clinicians Lipid requests, provided by Clinical Laboratory Services at QEHB, will now include HDL and calculated LDL result. This additional reporting will support clinicians in having the fullest possible picture of their patient.

created on Thursday, 15 November 2018. Posted in Blood Sciences on Thursday, 15 November 2018

Change of Analysers at QE Laboratories

From Monday May 6th the QE Laboratories will now be using the Abbott Alinity analysers to provide biochemistry and serology services. The results are largely comparable to the previous Roche results, however some reference ranges and interpretation guidance has changed.

For the core routine analytes the laboratory has adopted the nationally agreed Pathology Harmony reference ranges:

The reference ranges for 

PTH: 1.6 - 7.2 pmol/L

CA199: < 37 KU/L

have changed.

High Sensitive Troponin T has changed to High Senstive Troponin I

  1.  “Result is > 99th centile.  In cases of chest pain this could be indicative of an ACS.  Requires clinical assessment by cardiologist or cardiology nurse practitioner”
  2.  “Result indicates a detectable troponin level but  below 99th percentile.  No evidence of an ACS but a second sample 1-3 hours apart  is required to rule out myocardial infarction.
  3. Result indicates no detectable troponin (<5).  If the chest pain was > 6 hours ago this result makes an ACS unlikely and in the absence of high clinical suspicion no further troponin test is required.  

Troponin results cannot be used in isolation to diagnose or rule out an ACS.  Please use the HEART score and refer to cardiologist or cardiology nurse practitioner if advice is required.

created on Thursday, 09 May 2019. Posted in General, Blood Sciences, Biochemistry on Thursday, 09 May 2019

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University Hospitals Birmingham medical laboratories at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital are UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited to the ISO 15189:2012 standard. For a list of accredited tests and other information please visit the UKAS website using the following link: https://www.ukas.com/find-an-organisation/

  • Molecular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8759
  • Biochemistry is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8910
  • Haematology and Transfusion is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8784
  • Clinical Microbiology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8760
  • Cellular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 10141
  • Musculoskeletal laboratory is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 9897
  • Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital pathology laboratories are a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No.8217.

Tests not appearing on the UKAS Schedule of Accreditation currently remain outside of our scope of accreditation. However, these tests have been validated to the same high standard as accredited tests and are performed by the same trained and competent staff.

For further test information, please visit the test database: http://qehbpathology.uk/test-database

For further information contact Louise Fallon, Quality Manager, 0121 371 5962